But, as WKYC reported, principle owner Rollin G. Cooke III is apparently facing other troubles. Channel 3 reported that Cooke was sued last year by Cheryl Heineman, a current minority owner who alleges that Cooke, who is also in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings, coerced her into selling him shares. He now owns 90 percent of the business. She’d acquired her shares from her son, Sean Heineman, who was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a victim from the time she was 6 years old until she was 19. He’s currently serving a 35-year prison sentence.
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(Original story 1/10/20): Willoughby Brewing Company, after failing to pay state sales tax for two months, has been shuttered by the state of Ohio department of taxation.
The official notice was posted on the brewery’s front door this week as comedy shows scheduled at the venue for this weekend scrambled to find alternate spots.
Willoughby Brewing, which opened in 1998 and was one of the first craft breweries in Northeast Ohio, could reopen once it settles up its tab with the state. The brewery’s Facebook and Twitter pages have been deleted, which doesn’t bode well, but the company said in a statement to WKYC, “There was an administerial error that will be corrected. We will be up and running shortly.”
This article appears in Jan 8-14, 2020.
And yet here is another casualty of the outrageous taxes that those of us that actually have to work, (and own property) here in Northeast Ohio have to fork over!!!
Yeah, screw taxes!!! Who needs public education, police, fire departments, public services, libraries, post offices, or regulatory bodies!!
It’s not like they have to come up with the tax money separately. Every transaction is taxed. We the consumer pay it. They simply kept it.
But sadly, at least in corruption-filled Cuyahoga county, the billions in tax revenue that is received gets squandered and wasted resulting in dismal city services while crooks like thief Budish and Taxin Jackson (and all of their cronies) walk away with the $$$!!!
And by the way, Willoughby isn’t even in Cuyahoga County.
You are total shit for brains.
Over 66% of taxes go to pay for “entitlements,” they need to be cut DRASTICALLY.; we cannot afford them!
WTF are they, clergymen running a church? “Administerial?” HUH?
They talk and type the way they ran their business…badly.
Frank Tammy what entitles you to be an asshole? We can’t afford have assholes like you living in Greater Cleveland!
Back taxes are the least of their worries. Poor management – including forcing out an award-winning brewmaster – is the problem. Tax delinquency is a symptom of a larger issue.
They’ve treated some local bands rather poorly over the years, too.
Cancelled gigs after pissing on them and saying it was raining beer.
…..and they closed for a day and were opened back up Friday.
Abe is a robotic cheerleader for any other entremanure who runs a Northeast Ohio bistro, bar or an eatery, as he does. Why, he’d probably have shilled for the beer-and-pretzel stand at Hitler’s Berlin Olympics.
And another band gets thrown under the bus by these clowns. Willoughby Brewing management has cancelled all future shows by the Geeze Cats, the 50s and 60s oldies/doo-wopband that has played regularly there for years. YEARS.
Wassamatta, not enough moolah being spent by the grayheads? Going for a younger and hipper VIBE? See the post above about bands being pissed-on. This joint sucks and its owner is a POS.